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proffer

[prof-er] / ˈprɒf ər /


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He now says his proffer agreement with police, under which he agreed to tell them what he knew but it couldn't be used against him in court, was given under duress, according to Netflix.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

In the proffer, Blanche essentially asked her, and I’m paraphrasing, Why don’t you explain that to me?

From Slate Nov. 24, 2025

If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

It’s unlikely that Harris will proffer a public decision in the immediate term, leaving plenty of time for political insiders to game out hypotheticals in the weeks and months to come.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2024

“The Holy Father bids us to accept your proffer, Lancelot” The pathos which was growing in the room was broken by the Orkney faction for the second time.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Standing out from the rest of the Crosstrek lineup, the Wilderness grade proffers a more distinct, rugged appearance.

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

But van Mulukon proffers another wrinkle to the mix of set, setting and neurology: culture.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2024

The affecting narrative proffers feminist solutions for a troubled nation.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2024

By the film’s end, some lessons will have been learned, though Holofcener proffers them with such disarming skill that you may not be aware you absorbed them.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023

She must only be asking if there are any I want as she proffers the tray like a wheel of good fortune.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

They wrote that the government’s “sole proffered evidence” of Allen’s intent to kill Trump — the “Apology and Explanation” letter — was “far from clear” and never actually mentioned Trump by name.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

An MP close to Miliband proffered a more straightforward explanation.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Netflix on Tuesday revised the terms of the proffered deal to make it all-cash and to provide WBD shareholders with more certainty about the transaction, the company said in a release.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

Mourners “gawked, wept, prayed or proffered stiff-armed salutes.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Again he proffered cigarettes and a bag of crackers.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Software giant Adobe is proffering an AI agent for corporate customers that it’s hoping can help revive a business that’s been on the ropes lately.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

His moment in the Oval Office, proffering the invite from the King for a historic second state visit, "the most heart in mouth" moment of the whole year for some of his allies.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

But “Tracks II” more than makes up for this omission by proffering such a wide range of previously unreleased music.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2025

Passersby pressed their hands into hers, proffering congratulations.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2024

He shuffled half sidewise, an injured crab, making his way toward where Ed Soames stood proffering the Holy Bible.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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